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trick or treat pls? 😊
Here's a lined chiton!
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Shells: Crawlers
Lined Chiton (Tonicella Lineata)
Such pretty colors! It's incredible how vivid they are.
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Tonicella lineata (lined chiton)
BIOLOGY: so, colors- LINED CHITON: i wanna be pink... BIOLOGY: nice! you graze on coralline algae so good choi- LINED CHITON: ...with zig zags... BIOLOGY: huh interest- LINED CHITON: ...ELECTRIC BLUE ZIG ZAGS! BIOLOGY: wait wha- LINED CHITON: WOOOOOOOOO!!!
Above and below
Rosario, Washington
August 6, 2017
Lined chiton (Tonicella lineata)
The lined chiton is a species of chiton from the North Pacific. It has been recorded from intertidal and subtidal waters to a depth of 30 to 90 m. T. lineata often occurs on rocks that are encrusted by coralline algae; presumably this is what their coloration is intended to camouflage against. If knocked from its substrate, T. lineata will contract into a ball in order to protect its vulnerable ventral side, similar to many isopods. Coralline algae are also the major food item of T. lineata.
photo credits: Kirt L. Onthank
Had 2 absolutely stunning dives today with my dad at Keystone Jetty on Whidbey Island. I'm very tired tonight and will post more photos tomorrow but here are two beautiful photos we took- one of an incredible lined chiton with baby solitary tunicates and one of the most gorgeous scalyhead sculpin ever.
#211 Lined Chiton